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Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #135 on: November 05, 2017, 11:22:21 AM »

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Now that we see what Simmons is it does make you wonder why they wanted to pair him with Fultz so badly.
Because Fultz was arguably the best prospect in the draft and his skillset should fit great with Simmons and Embiid.  Of course that was before he screwed up his shot.  Who else should they have taken? 

Tatum - Ainge probably wouldn't have made the trade if the Sixers wanted Tatum.  Would have added another player to the Sixers crowded front court when they need guards. 
Lonzo - Smaller, lesser version of Simmons with significant limitations
Josh Jackson - Shooting concerns.  Not a good fit with Simmons. 
Fox - My favorite in this draft but shooting concerns so not a good fit with Simmons. 
Isaac - More of a project.  Adds to Sixers crowded front court. 
Markannen - Really adds to Sixers crowded front court. 
Ntilikina - Too much of a project to take 1st or 3rd. 
Collins - Yikes!!  Bad pick for the Blazers.  Would have been really dumb for the Sixers. 
Monk -  There is a reason he dropped this far.  His upside is limited.

All those guys are a bad fit for Simmons what makes Fultz a good one? I was under the assumption he needed the ball in his hands.
"Needs to have the ball in his hands" is a very simplistic statement that gets thrown around haphazardly.  Sometimes it makes sense but often it does not.  The Cavs would love to get IT back soon so they would have someone to relieve the offensive load on Lebron.  The Rockets just traded for Paul even though they had Harden.  The Heat won a couple championships with Lebron and Wade.  Teams need at least a couple good ball handers/shot creators in order to be successful. 

Assuming he gets his shooting back, Fultz can play off ball at times and he can take the lead at times in the half court.  They can both be good in the pick and roll with Embiid and also with each other.  Embiid already has a few good assists from Simmons cutting and posting.  Simmons has been playing some with McConnell and it has been working pretty well even though McConnell isn't a shooter. 

Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #136 on: November 05, 2017, 11:57:42 AM »

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Now that we see what Simmons is it does make you wonder why they wanted to pair him with Fultz so badly.
Because Fultz was arguably the best prospect in the draft and his skillset should fit great with Simmons and Embiid.  Of course that was before he screwed up his shot.  Who else should they have taken? 

Tatum - Ainge probably wouldn't have made the trade if the Sixers wanted Tatum.  Would have added another player to the Sixers crowded front court when they need guards. 
Lonzo - Smaller, lesser version of Simmons with significant limitations
Josh Jackson - Shooting concerns.  Not a good fit with Simmons. 
Fox - My favorite in this draft but shooting concerns so not a good fit with Simmons. 
Isaac - More of a project.  Adds to Sixers crowded front court. 
Markannen - Really adds to Sixers crowded front court. 
Ntilikina - Too much of a project to take 1st or 3rd. 
Collins - Yikes!!  Bad pick for the Blazers.  Would have been really dumb for the Sixers. 
Monk -  There is a reason he dropped this far.  His upside is limited.
this draft was deep. They could have stayed where they were and taken fox or another guard. Good guards are easy to find. The first red flag was when Fultz had a terrible workout with Boston. 2nd one was his terrible workout with the sixers. 76ers chose to ignore. Danny didn't. A good gm should be able to draft an elite  guard at 3. 76ers prove their way ignorance. Fultz was not above and beyond better than fox or DJS. Fox is shooting 40% from 3 now
If I was Colangelo, I would have stayed at #3.  If Fultz was available, I would have probably taken him even though Fox was my favorite player in this draft.  The Sixers workout was more a rushed press event than a work out.  A bad workout isn't a red flag. It is a data point to be considered along with the college performance and all the scouting you've done. 

Fultz shot over 41.3% from 3 on 126 attempts in college.  Fox shot 24.6% from 3 on 69 attempts.  He's not shooting 40% from 3 now.  He is shooting 27.3% on 11 attempts.  Even if was shooting 40%, trying to make any claims this early in the season on so few attempts is a very silly thing to do.   As for DSJ, I don't think he'd have been a good fit for the Sixers.  I don't think he'd handle being 3rd fiddle to Embiid and Simmons well.  Fultz's laid back personality is a better fit.  Fultz game is better compliment to them also.  And BTW, Smith is shooting 30% from 3 and 53.8% from the line. 

Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #137 on: November 19, 2017, 03:45:52 PM »

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Fultz out another 2-3 weeks

Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #138 on: November 19, 2017, 03:49:33 PM »

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Fultz out another 2-3 weeks

Just announce he's done for the season already..
"Tough times never last, but tough people do." - Robert H. Schuller

Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #139 on: November 19, 2017, 04:04:44 PM »

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Fultz out another 2-3 weeks

Just announce he's done for the season already..
they're probably still trying to sell season tickets or something. The process lol

Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #140 on: November 19, 2017, 04:24:13 PM »

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Fultz out another 2-3 weeks

Just announce he's done for the season already..

Where did you read that?

All reports out recently state he’s going to be out for 2-3  more weeks only.

Edit: My apologies I miss read your post.

Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #141 on: November 19, 2017, 04:45:42 PM »

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Fultz out another 2-3 weeks

Just announce he's done for the season already..

Where did you read that?

All reports out recently state he’s going to be out for 2-3  more weeks only.

Edit: My apologies I miss read your post.
i think he just means "might as well announce he's done for the season just like all their previous picks"

jokingly

not that he's ACTUALLY out for the season
I trust Danny Ainge

Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #142 on: November 19, 2017, 04:50:14 PM »

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Fultz out another 2-3 weeks

Conveniently just enough time to duck Tatum at the end of november.


how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was chris bosh?

Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #143 on: November 19, 2017, 08:25:42 PM »

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They're really selling this fake injury.

Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #144 on: November 19, 2017, 09:24:24 PM »

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Fultz out another 2-3 weeks

Just announce he's done for the season already..

Where did you read that?

All reports out recently state he’s going to be out for 2-3  more weeks only.

Edit: My apologies I miss read your post.
i think he just means "might as well announce he's done for the season just like all their previous picks"

jokingly

not that he's ACTUALLY out for the season

Yeah, I said it jokingly, but honestly I see this happening.

It will keep dragging on for weeks, and then they'll just announce his season is over. They are just delaying the inevitable.

Seems like w/e Fultz is dealing with, is actually pretty serious.
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Re: Fultz hasn't attempted a field goal past 14 feet this season. (Injured?)
« Reply #145 on: November 20, 2017, 06:25:08 AM »

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Re: Fultz's Terrible Start & Injury Updates
« Reply #146 on: November 20, 2017, 09:17:57 AM »

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C's lucky to have Tatum playing a nice role to plug in for Hayward.   So , Fultz would have been of little help the first half of the season , unable to step in and help at guard.  And if IT was not traded ....no Kyrie ....no help first half either while Thomas is recovering  .   The record would have been lucky to be .500 ....with no Hayward , no Fultz or IT.   Basically Brown and Al .

Would have looked like Cavs .    Cavs are basically Love and Bron and .500 team at moment.  With Bron needing a triple double nearly ever night for them to win or 40 points.

Re: Fultz's Terrible Start & Injury Updates
« Reply #147 on: November 20, 2017, 08:11:39 PM »

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I wouldn't be shocked if he ended up needing surgery and was shut down for the year.

Re: Fultz's Terrible Start & Injury Updates
« Reply #148 on: November 20, 2017, 09:19:01 PM »

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Fultz is terrible at defense. He would have ruined this run badly with his defense, bricked shots, and importantly bricked free throws

Re: Fultz's Terrible Start & Injury Updates
« Reply #149 on: December 10, 2017, 03:55:21 AM »

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https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/248286/Markelle-Fultz-No-Longer-Feeling-Shoulder-Soreness

Fultz is no longer Injured but not playing. Bizarre. I still stand by my thought that he isn't injured and never was. They see he's a bust and are trying to figure out how to move him lol